2.5 ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Byfield · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Typical household patterns in Byfield align closely with both state and national trends. Most of the community lives in small to medium groups, with a typical home holding 2.5 people. This makes the area very similar to other regions across Queensland and Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Byfield — higher than 50% of areas.
| Byfield | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4703, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 23.4% of residents live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 39.3% of all homes.
2.5 ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
23.4% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Byfield, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 10.0%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.
10.0% ▼ -56.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Byfield, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Byfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30467/byfield/topic/family-households